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  • Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949099
    • ISBN: 0544949099
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544526759
    • ISBN: 9780544526754
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, “I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that’s the case, I’ve got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later.” Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Holly... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544527186
    • ISBN: 0544527186
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

     “What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and u... [Read More]

  • Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949080
    • ISBN: 0544949080
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    "Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situ... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544034643
    • ISBN: 0544034643
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    “With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — USA TodayThe Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by “writing p... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century

    • UPC: 046442012713
    • ASIN: 0618012710
    • ISBN: 0618012710
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY, best-selling author Tony Hillerman and mystery expert Otto Penzler present an unparalleled treasury of American suspense fiction that every fan will cherish. Offering the finest examples from all reaches of the genre, this collection charts the mystery's eminent history from the turn-of-the-centu... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 (The Best American Series)

    • UPC: 046442835855
    • ASIN: 0395835852
    • ISBN: 0395835852
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin

    This year's guest editor, Sue Grafton, has put together a wonderfully diverse collection of stories to surprise and satisfy all fans of the genre. In this volume, best-selling writers such as Mary Higgins Clark, Walter Mosley, Lawrence Block, Jay McInerney, and Donald E. Westlake stand alongside an impressive array of new talent. As Grafton writes ... [Read More]

  • The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: B00EXBRF8W
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    This compilation collects the top twenty stories from the first decade (1997–2006) of The Best American Mystery Stories, selected and introduced by Otto Penzler. Contributors include Russell Banks, James Lee Burke, Brendan DuBois, Lou Manfredo, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, and many others.

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 1328636097
    • ISBN: 1328636097
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction. Jonathan Lethem, “one of America’s greatest storytellers” (Washington Post), selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2007

    • UPC: 046442812634
    • ASIN: 0618812636
    • ISBN: 0618812636
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    The acclaimed columnist and author of Nature Girl serves as guest editor for this new collection of the outstanding mystery tales of the year, in an anthology that incorporates pieces of short fiction by Lawrence Block, James Lee Burke, John Dufresne, Louise Erdrich, William Gay, and David Means, among other notable authors. Simultaneous.... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1999

    • UPC: 046442939157
    • ASIN: 0395939151
    • ISBN: 0395939151
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Best American

    In its brief existence, THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES has established itself as a peerless suspense anthology. Compiled by the best-selling mystery novelist Ed McBain, this year's edition boasts nineteen outstanding tales by such masters as John Updike, Lawrence Block, Jeffery Deaver, and Joyce Carol Oates as well as stories by rising stars suc... [Read More]

  • CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour

    • ASIN: B077H3PG1Z
    • Manufacturer: Orenda Books

    Crime spreads across the globe in this new collection of short stories from the Crime Writer's Association, as a conspiracy of prominent crime authors take you on world mystery tour. Highlights of the trip include a treacherous cruise to French Polynesia, a horrifying trek in South Africa, a murderous train-ride across Ukraine and a vengeful killin... [Read More]

  • The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: B005LVR786
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

  • Mail Order Bride 4 Book Box Set: Sweet Clean Historical Western Mail Order Bride Mystery Romance

    • ASIN: B07761GSXM
    • Manufacturer: KG Publishing House

    Critics describe these books as a very sweet invigorating set of books which are heart-warming, full of love, mystery, hope, and the true meaning of friendship.Includes 4 series starter books (Faith Creek Brides #1, Sun River Brides #1, Silver River Brides #1, Ruby Springs Brides #1)

  • Small Felonies: Fifty Mystery Short Stories

    • ASIN: B00I3UO2F8
    • Manufacturer: Crossroad Press

    This is a collection of 50 short stories by veteran mystery and crime writer Bill Pronzini, best known as the creator of The Nameless Detective series. This collection crosses over a broad range of styles and characters, settings and plots, showing the breadth and depth of Pronzini's prodigious talent. Included are murders, swindles, double-crosses... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: B00AXS6BQG
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    A best-selling novelist and Edgar Award winner, Lisa Scottoline brings her mastery of the thriller genre as well as her wit and heart to this collection of the must-reads in mysteries. 

  • The Mesmerist: Hope Chest Time Travel Romance Series, Book 1 (Hope Chest Series)

    • ASIN: B00MYRE9ZY
    • Manufacturer: Parker Hayden Media

    A woman fleeing her unfaithful fiancé. A cuddly ghost seeking the manner of his death. A magical matchmaker determined to bring the two together, even across time.When dog trainer Gina Charles flees her unfaithful fiancé, she ends up at a hotel room with another occupant—a ghost with compelling dark eyes who cuddles up to her in the middle of t... [Read More]

  • The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense (A Superior Shores Anthology)

    • ASIN: 1989495001
    • ISBN: 1989495001
    • Manufacturer: Superior Shores Press

    Whether it’s a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees. ... [Read More]

  • The Tenth Gift: A Novel

    • ASIN: B0018SJO9G
    • Manufacturer: Crown

  • The Soldier's Wedding: Special Forces #1

    • ASIN: B07415S9PM

    Award-winning author Karina Bliss launches her Special Forces series with a sweet, funny, growing-from-tragedy, kind of steamy friends-to-lovers romance.Love heals all wounds...Special Forces soldier Dan Jansen has come home from Afghanistan with one objective: to marry Josephine Swann. First he has to convince his childhood friend that their marri... [Read More]

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